McAdory High School

McCalla, AL (Jefferson County; unincorporated); home of the Yellow Jackets; alma mater of Bo Jackson (Auburn University; Kansas City Royals, Oakland Raiders; the most celebrated two-sport professional athlete in the history of American sports; the only athlete ever selected to the Pro Bowl and the MLB All-Star Game; the 1985 Heisman Trophy winner at Auburn; an Oakland Raider running back whose combination of world-class speed and power made him the most physically gifted player many who saw him play had ever witnessed; his career was tragically shortened by a hip injury sustained in a 1991 NFL playoff game; he nevertheless left a legacy as an almost mythological figure of athletic potential; his Nike "Bo Knows" campaign became one of the most iconic sports marketing campaigns in American history)